Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Brazil
Brazil: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total was 17,226 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Brazil, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Brazil is 17,226, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Brazil peaked at 17,957 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6,296, in 1960.
That places Brazil 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6,296 | — |
| 1965 | 6,792 | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 8,323 | +22.5% |
| 1975 | 10,109 | +21.5% |
| 1980 | 11,771 | +16.4% |
| 1985 | 13,635 | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 13,986 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 14,742 | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 16,482 | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 17,957 | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 17,226 | -4.1% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 17,226 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,306, 13.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 17,226 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 839, 20.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,544 | 6,296 | 6,792 | 2 |
| 1970s | 9,216 | 8,323 | 10,109 | 2 |
| 1980s | 12,703 | 11,771 | 13,635 | 2 |
| 1990s | 14,364 | 13,986 | 14,742 | 2 |
| 2000s | 17,220 | 16,482 | 17,957 | 2 |
| 2010s | 17,226 | 17,226 | 17,226 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.81 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Brazil?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total in Brazil was 17,226 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 17,957 in 2005.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,296 in 1960.
- How does Brazil rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total?
- Brazil ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 20-24, total rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 20-24, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 20-24, total is the total population of 20-24 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.